Monkey See-Monkey Do

There were a lot of monkeys at this party and so much to do!  Our little monkey had the best time with all of her family and friends!  

(Sit back and enjoy all of the photos, there's a lot of them :))

The Birthday Girl!!

The Details...

Family and Friends...

Playtime....

Cake!

 Presents....

We had a lot of fun with this little sweetie turning one!

Playing at the Park

One great thing about living in Arizona is the beautiful days we have, even in the winter time.  Yesterday was a perfect park day so we took full advantage.

Exploring the tunnel...

 

My favorite...she is such a big girl.

 Peek-a-boo with Mommy!

"Sisters by chance, friends by choice!"

Growing up...

is not so hard to do when you are this cute!  

We're lucky to get to hang out with this cute little man...plus I get to see April too :)

As you can tell we only take pictures of the kids!

It's January what?!!

I can't believe how fast this month has flown by!  Am I really just getting to posting Christmas pictures?!  Well forget that it's already January and enjoy the fun we had LAST year.  Emery's first Christmas was so much fun.  Seeing things through her eyes is really amazing.  Her eyes lit up at the sight of Christmas lights and I swear she would begin to whisper as if she was telling me how cool they were. :)

When it came to presents she was all about the bows...she rips up paper all of the time, but the bows were definitely something special!

As you can see she met SANTA too.  She wasn't too sure about this strange man with crazy hair on his face but the picture was good enough for me.

CHRISTMAS with Nana and Papa

                                    Christmas pajamas...she loved them so much she gave them kisses!

Sisters...these two are quite inseparable now!  Emery likes being a 'big girl'...I'm just not sure I'm ready for her to be one yet!

Presents....presents...and more presents!!

Like I said, inseparable!

She wasn't sure which one to play with first!

For the girls!

To all my married friends and those that are still searching…

here’s a great website you all will love!

http://www.thedatingdivas.com/

It's about marraige, dating, and filled with lots of fun and great ideas!

Enjoy!

1~1~11

Happy New Year!

~2011~

The new year is finally here...

Nathan and I celebrated with the reason 2010 was such a memorable year for us, our little monkey Emery!

This was our date night set up (candy, champagne, and pizza)!

Not quite like pizza mom!

Then the fun began...

It took her a few tries...

 But she quickly learned how fun these "blow things" are!

Of course, Daddy joined in the fun...!

And Mommy too!

2010 was a year of so many blessings!  Despite the ups and downs, each day I look at our family and I'm reminded that I have everything I truly could ever need or want.   I know that 2011 will bring nothing but happiness and more precious memories to our family!

We hope 2011 brings health and happiness to you and yours!!

Love, 

Nathan, Amberlyn, Akira, and Emery 

Still away for the holiday...

We're still in California with Grandma and Grandpa.  It's rainy and grey outside but we're still managing to have lots of fun.

Here's a few pictures with the uncles at the duck pond.  

SO MUCH FUN!!

Proud Uncle Nathan...he would do anything for this little monkey!

Christmas highlights to come.... we have so many to share!

Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed the love of family and friends!